Planning a wedding during Covid-19

We are in Ohio, too, and I agree by no means will weddings be back to “normal” in 2021. For us, we have decided our day is the day no matter what - hopefully it will be as close to what we’ve been planning as possible, but we have Plans A, B, and C for both the wedding and the honeymoon ready to go. Whether it’s out full guest list our only immediate family, that’s our day. 😀

I'm in Ohio as well, and it's definitely been a struggle. We got married on our original 10/10 date with a significantly smaller wedding and lots of changes.

If I had to do it all over again, though, I'm not sure what I'd change. The problem is that when you've planned for a certain vision and then can't have that anymore, it's hard to tell what you actually want.

We kept all of our original vendors except for the DJ, and downsized from 130 to 35 guests. Because of that, it was still an incredibly expensive wedding. When we downsized, I planned on having a reception-style party for our full guest list in 2022, but I don't think that's realistic anymore.

Part of me wishes we just did a private ceremony and dinner with our immediate families (would've saved a lot of money and stress about people potentially getting sick), but on the other hand, I'm so thankful that we were able to share our day with those who attended.

There's just no easy answer, unfortunately.

Do you have the option to postpone till 2022? Where are you planning to go for your honeymoon?

In the USA, I'd say that there is a very slim chance things will be back to normal within 6 months’ time. The issue is that the Trump administration did jack when it came to COVID-19 responsive measures, and so, even at the end of 2020, the USA is reporting 200,000 new COVID-19 cases daily, meaning that there is still a long road ahead.

I was due to marry 2 days ago (in Australia, where I live) and in July we decided to postpone our wedding to December 2021 (one year later) because of COVID-19 and all the restrictions our government imposed. It was the right decision to make for us, and here where we are, we’ve now gone a full week with no spread of COVID-19 and can safely say we have beat the worst of it.

Given how things are faring in the USA and the likelihood of big changes coming once Biden is inaugurated, I think you should wait maybe until end of January to see what applicable measures are introduced re gatherings and events. Until then, maybe start considering what your ‘plan B’ and discuss your options with your vendors (i.e. will they allow you to move the booking free of charge, will they allow you to cancel, and if so, what fee would they charge, if any, etc).